Packaging element with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products

Abstract

Packaging element with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products, comprehending its body as a sole piece ( 10 ) injected in plastic material, configuring two concentric parts, one internal that configures the product containing cup-like recipient ( 11 ) and an external which configures a skirt for optional finishing ( 12 ), both with their top endings integrated between themselves by a horizontal wall ( 13 ), above which emerge vertically two concentric collars ( 14 ) and ( 15 ), which configure a hermetical coupling for a device in the shape of a spinning disc ( 16 ) that rotates in only one direction and always in the same plane in relation to the main body ( 10 ), and whose spinning disc ( 16 ) outside portion, may receive an optional over-lid ( 17 ), while from its inside portion has constructive details integrated to the assembly of an integrated protection dosing valve mechanism ( 18 ) and an actioning mechanism ( 19 ) for a piston ( 20 ) that, by its turn, initially (full package) is placed along with the bottom ( 21 ) of the cup-like recipient ( 11 ) containing the product (P).

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products comprising:
 (1) a body, having:
 (1a) a recess on the body of an upper surface; 
 (1b) a cup-like recipient, with a slightly oval internal diameter, having a bottom end and a top end; said cup-like recipient being internally concentric with said body, having an anti-vacuum opening, and containing a product; 
 (1c) an external skirt, having a bottom end and a top end; 
 (1d) a horizontal wall located at the top end of the cup-like recipient and the top end of the skirt; 
 (1e) two concentric internal collars emerging vertically from the horizontal wall defining a void between said two collars; the innermost of said two internal collars having a top edge having a circular closing ring and a cut inclined towards the interior of said void defined by said two collars; and the outermost of said two internal collars having an external diameter having a protruding circular ring, and a collar of equidistant teeth above the protruding ring spaced apart in groups by larger teeth; and a groove, below the protruding circular ring; 
 
 (2) an over-lid having a skirt with internal side having a continuous smooth coupling groove; 
 (3) a spinning disc, having a horizontal upper wall and a vertical cylindrical outer skirt, said cylindrical outer skirt having a bottom edge projected outwards in the shape of a flange with a diameter constructed and arranged to lay on said horizontal wall; and having smooth locking fillets, constructed and arranged to receive the over-lid; and having a concentric cylindrical lip in the shape of a circular guide, with a diameter that is constructed and arranged to penetrate with interference in the void and to be tensioned over the cut, said disc configured so that said bottom edge applies pressure on said circular closing ring, allowing an hermetic coupling of the spinning disc; and having a collar of flexible equidistant tabs, slightly bent and constructed and arranged to slide on a carriage formed by teeth, constructed and arranged to enable a sliding movement in only one direction; a collar of coupling projections with a trapezoidal transversal section dimensioned and oriented to be inserted in the groove so as to enable a sliding coupling for the spinning disc, in a way that said disc is kept permanently over pressured against the skirt, as well as being turned in only one direction, and in the same plane in relation to the skirt to secure sealing; and 
 (4) an integrated internal assembly comprising an actioning mechanism, a piston placed along with the bottom of the cup-like recipient, and a protective dosing valve, 
 wherein, the sliding movement actioning the mechanism actuates the piston, the spinning of said piston being avoided by the slightly oval internal diameter of the cup-like recipient; said piston being operatively assembled to be displaced only upwards upon activating the spinning disc and the mechanism, so that said piston applies sufficient pressure to the product placed above said piston in said cup-like recipient, opening the protective dosing valve and allowing exact dosages of the product to be dispensed above said spinning disc onto the surface, from where the product is removed by a user. 
 
     
     
       2. The packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products according to  claim 1 , wherein the only direction of the spinning disc counter-clockwise. 
     
     
       3. The packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products according to  claim 1 , wherein the dosing protection valve mechanism comprises a tubular dosing chamber having an upper section integrated with the horizontal upper wall, defining an opening circumscribed by the upper surface recess; for receiving the product; and having a lower end completely sealed by a wall, the wall having an external integrated lower finned projection constructed and arranged for coupling with the actioning mechanism and the piston; and the wall also having an internal integrated upper cylindrical projection constructed and arranged for coupling with a stabilizing obturator, said obturator formed in one sole piece having a bottom section with a spring formed by a tubular section with multiple cuts and an upper section comprising a sealing lid, having a cylindrical section which constitutes a top end of the spring, the cylindrical section having a collapsible sealing lip which slides with interference or tension at an internal diameter of the dosing chamber, the cylindrical section having an accentuated narrowing with a conic-shape above the sealing lip which ends in a conic pointy tip, which is oriented to penetrate in a sealing insert having an external diameter having a circular locking fillet which penetrates in a groove equally circular in the internal diameter of the dosing chamber and an opening where the insert is firmly locked; and having a conic central nozzle for releasing the product, close ip of the sealing lid,
 wherein, when the closed tip of the sealing lid is pressed upwards by the spring, the sealing lip and the sealing lid, define an access area for the product which arrives to the inner part of the protection valve through one or more radial passages in the wall of the dosing chamber, the pressure of the product overcoming the spring pressure and temporarily displacing the sealing tip downwards so as to sufficiently release the nozzle to allow one dose of the product to be deposited on the recess, and wherein the outlet orifice nozzle is closed immediately after the internal pressure is compensated through a dosage release. 
 
     
     
       4. The packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products according to  claim 1 , wherein the activating mechanism has a screw-rod having an upper section having a short tubular section and an inner portion having radial fins, having additional fins between the radial fins, located under a center part of the spinning disc; said screw-rod constructed and arranged to penetrate the spinning disc in a manner that the screw-rod and the spinning disc are solitarily bonded; the screw-rod having a conic shape bottom section constructed and arranged to lay over an equally centered projection having a conic shape top section, which is circumscribed by a short tubular section emerging from an internal bottom wall in the internal part of the cup-like recipient; and the piston having a central hole with an internal screw elongated in a manner to be coupled between the conic shape top section and short tubular section, constructed and arranged to enable the piston to be displaced upwards, and the piston having radial bars in the internal diameter of the piston and sealing lips which remain permanently pressured against the internal diameter of the cup-like recipient ensuring the hermetic sealing in this point,
 wherein, when the screw-rod is positioned with some interference inside the internal screw of the piston, the hermetic sealing of the packaging is ensured with at least one complete turn of the screw while the packaging is not activated, and wherein with at least one or more complete turns of the screw the packaging is activated. 
 
     
     
       5. A reusable packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products comprising:
 (1) a body, having: 
 (1a) an upper surface; 
 (1b) a cup-like recipient, with a slightly oval internal diameter, having a bottom and a top end; internally concentrically to the body; containing a product; 
 (1c) an external skirt, having a bottom end and a top end; 
 (1d) a first collar emerging vertically from the top end of the cup-like recipient and having an outer section having a female coupling comprising channels with vertical inlet portions connected to short horizontal portions emerging vertically and a second collar emerging vertically from the top ending and having two protruding radial bolts oppositely placed from one another; the first collar and the second collar adjusted concentrically so as to provide a fast coupling and uncoupling means for coupling and uncoupling the top ending of the cup-like recipient and the top ending of the skirt, and said two collars defining a void; the first collar having a top edge having a circular closing ring and a cut inclined towards the interior of the void and the second collar having an external diameter having a protruding circular ring and equidistant teeth above the protruding ring spaced apart in groups by larger teeth; and a groove below the protruding circular ring; 
 (2) an over-lid having a skirt with an internal side having a continuous smooth coupling groove; 
 (3) a spinning disc, having a horizontal upper wall and a vertical cylindrical outside skirt, the cylindrical skirt having a flange-shaped bottom edge projected outwards with a diameter constructed and arranged to lay on the top end of the external skirt; and having smooth locking fillets, constructed and arranged to receive the over-lid; and having a concentric cylindrical lip in the shape of a circular guide, with a diameter constructed and arranged to penetrate with interference in the void and to be tensioned over the cut, and the bottom edge applying pressure on the circular closing ring or top nervure, allowing an hermetic coupling of the spinning disc; and having a collar of flexible equidistant tabs slightly bent and constructed and arranged to slide on a carriage formed by teeth, constructed and arranged to enable a sliding movement of the over-lid in only one direction; a collar of coupling projections with a trapezoidal transversal section dimensioned and oriented to be inserted in the groove, thus enabling a sliding coupling for the spinning disc in a way that said spinning disc is kept permanently over pressured against the skirt, as well as being turned in only one direction, and in the same plane in relation to the skirt to secure sealing; 
 (4) an integrated internal assembly comprising an actioning mechanism, a piston placed along with the bottom of the cup-like recipient, 
 wherein, the sliding movement the over-lid actioning the mechanism, the mechanism actuating the piston, the spinning of the piston being avoided by the slightly oval internal diameter of the cup-like recipient; the piston operatively assembled to be displaced only upwards upon activating the spinning disc along with the mechanism, so that the piston applies enough pressure to the product placed above said piston, opening the protective dosing valve and allowing exact dosages of the product to be dispensed above said spinning disc and onto the surface, from where the product is removed by a user, and 
 wherein, the vertical inlet portions connected to the short horizontal portions and the protruding radial bolts and cooperating for the penetration and reversible locking of the radial bolts, coupling and uncoupling the cup-like refill recipient from the skirt, enabling the cup-like refill recipient to be removed and discarded when empty and substituted; and wherein the cup-like refill recipient when full is coupled in the inner portion of the cover and integrated lower finned projection and penetrates the short tubular section of screw-rod already assembled to the piston inside the cup-like recipient and consequently, the packaging is ready to be reused and the hermetic sealing of the packaging is maintained when coupled. 
 
     
     
       6. The packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products according to  claim 5 , wherein the cup-like recipient is temporarily sealed by a removable seal, wherein the removal occurs manually prior to the coupling of the refill. 
     
     
       7. A packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products comprising:
 (1) a body, having:
 (1a) an upper surface recess; 
 (1b) a cup-like recipient, with a slightly oval internal diameter, having a bottom, a top end and a top wall; the recipient internally concentrically to the body; containing a product; 
 (1c) a cover, having a bottom end and a top end; the top end of the cover integrated to the top end of the cup-like recipient, by an external diameter reduction emerging vertically from the top end of the cup-like recipient and of the top end of the cover 
 
 (2) an over-lid having a skirt with an internal side having a continuous coupling section with the external diameter reduction; with the diameter constructed and arranged to lay on the top end of the external skirt; 
 (3) an integrated internal assembly comprising a protective dosing valve, connected to the top wall, an actioning mechanism, coupled with a piston, the actioning mechanism having a screw-rod having an upper end spin-coupled by male-female coupling defined by a rounded bottom tip which develops vertically down from a dosing chamber and the protection dosing valve, the bottom tip penetrates a cavity existing at the upper end of the screw-rod, and having a bottom end integrated in a whole piece with a spinning base, having the shape of a spinning disc, having a back wall and a circular skirt which is coupled in a rotational form towards the external diameter of a bottom end of the cover, where the rotation of the spinning base is equally accomplished step by step and always in the same plane in relation to the body, and having a collar of flexible equidistant tabs, slightly bent and constructed and arranged to slide on a carriage formed by teeth, constructed and arranged to enable a sliding movement the cover in only one direction; a collar of coupling projections with a trapezoidal transversal section dimensioned and oriented to be inserted in the groove enabling a sliding coupling for the circular skirt, in a way that said coupling is kept permanently pressured against the skirt, as well as being turned in only one direction, and in the same plane in relation to the skirt to secure sealing. 
 
     
     
       8. A packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products comprising:
 (1) a body, having;
 (1a) an upper surface recess; 
 (1b) a cup-like recipient, with a slightly oval internal diameter, having a bottom and a top end; internally concentrically to the body; having an anti-vacuum opening, and containing a product; 
 (1c) an external skirt, having a bottom and top end; 
 (1e) two concentric internal collars emerging vertically from the cup-like recipient and the cover or skirt, the collars integrated at the top end and forming a top joint; the top joint defining a V-shape groove configured on an upper section of the top joint, said concentric collars having an upper section having an integrated projection that configures a sealing ring; 
 
 (2) an over-lid having a skirt with an internal side having a continuous smooth coupling groove; 
 (3) a spinning disc having a horizontal upper wall and a vertical cylindrical outside skirt, the cylindrical skirt having a flange-shaped bottom edge projected outwards with a diameter constructed and arranged to lay on the top end of said external skirt; and having smooth locking fillets, constructed and arranged to receive the over-lid; a bottom surface of the spinning disc, having a concentric cylindrical lip of reduced height, in the shape of a circular guide and having a diameter larger than the diameter of said V-shape groove, constructed and arranged to fit in said V-shape groove, the larger diameter being slightly bent and applying pressure against said collar, allowing an hermetic coupling of the spinning disc; and having a collar of flexible equidistant tabs, slightly bent and constructed and arranged to slide on a carriage formed by teeth, constructed and arranged to enable a sliding movement of the over-lid in only one direction; a collar of coupling projections with a trapezoidal transversal section dimensioned and oriented to be inserted in the groove thus enabling a sliding coupling for the spinning disc, in a way that said spinning disc is kept permanently over pressured against the skirt, as well as being turned in only one direction, and in the same plane in relation to the skirt to secure sealing; and 
 (4) an integrated internal assembly comprising an actioning mechanism, a piston placed along the bottom of the cup-like recipient, and a protective closing valve, 
 wherein, the sliding movement of the over-lid actuates the mechanism, the mechanism actuates the piston, the spinning of said piston being avoided by the slightly oval internal diameter of the cup-like recipient; the piston operatively assembled to be displaced only upwards upon activating the spinning disc and the mechanism, so that the piston applies sufficient pressure to the product placed above said piston, opening the protective dosing valve and allowing exact dosages of the product to be dispensed above said spinning disc onto the surface, from where the product is removed by a user. 
 
     
     
       9. A packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products comprising:
 (1) a body, having:
 (1a) an upper surface; 
 (1b) a cup-like recipient, with a slightly oval internal diameter, having a bottom and a top end; internally concentrically to the body; containing a product; 
 (1c) an external skirt, having a bottom and top end; 
 (1d) a first collar emerging vertically from the top end of the cup-like recipient and having an outer section having a female coupling comprising channels with vertical inlet portions connected to short horizontal portions emerging vertically therefrom and a second collar emerging vertically from the top end and having two protruding radial bolts oppositely placed from one another; the first collar and the second collar adjusted concentrically providing for a fast coupling and uncoupling means for coupling and uncoupling the top end of the cup-like recipient and the top end of the skirt, said collars defining a groove in the shape of a “V” and the sealing ring, both configured on the top end of the wall of the cup-like recipient, in which an external diameter is coupled with the wall of the finishing cover or skirt, 
 
 (2) an over-lid having a skirt with an internal side having a continuous smooth coupling groove; 
 (3) a spinning disc, having a horizontal upper wall and a vertical cylindrical outside skirt, said cylindrical skirt having a flange-shaped bottom edge projecting outwards with a diameter constructed and arranged to lay on the top end of the external skirt; and having smooth locking fillets, constructed and arranged to receive the over-lid; and having a concentric cylindrical lip in the shape of a circular guide with a diameter is constructed and arranged to penetrate with interference in the groove in the shape of a “V”, allowing an hermetic coupling of the spinning disc; and having a collar of flexible equidistant tabs, slightly bent and constructed and arranged to slide on a carriage formed by teeth, constructed and arranged to enable a sliding movement of the over-lid in only one direction; a collar of coupling projections with a trapezoidal transversal section dimensioned and oriented to be inserted in the groove enabling a sliding coupling for the spinning disc so that said spinning disc is kept permanently pressured against the skirt, as well as being turned in only one direction, and in the same plane in relation to the skirt to secure sealing; the top of the wall of the cup-like recipient including another ring projection which configures a coupling without male interference which penetrates in the female coupling existing in the bottom face of the spinning disc; and 
 (4) an integrated internal assembly comprising a an actioning mechanism, piston placed along with the bottom of the cup-like recipient, 
 wherein, the sliding movement of the over-lid actioning the mechanism, the mechanism actuating the piston, the spinning of said piston being avoided by the slightly oval internal diameter of the cup-like recipient; the piston operatively assembled to be displaced only upwards upon activating the spinning disc and the mechanism so that said piston applies sufficient pressure to the product placed above said piston, opening the protective dosing valve and allowing exact dosages of the product to be dispensed above said spinning disc onto the surface, from where the product is removed by a user, and 
 wherein, the vertical inlet portions connected to the short horizontal portions and the protruding radial bolts cooperate for the penetration and reversible locking of the radial bolts, coupling and uncoupling the cup-like refill recipient from the skirt, enabling the cup-like refill recipient to be removed and discarded when empty and substituted; the cup-like refill recipient when full is coupled in the inner portion of the cover and integrated lower finned projection penetrates the short tubular section of a screw-rod already assembled to the piston inside the cup-like recipient and consequently, the packaging is ready to be reused and the hermetic sealing of the packaging is maintained when coupled. 
 
     
     
       10. A packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products comprising:
 (1) a body, having:
 (1a) an upper surface recess; 
 (1b) a cup-like recipient, with a slightly oval internal diameter, having a bottom and a top end; internally concentrically to the body; having an anti-vacuum opening, and containing a product; 
 (1c) an external skirt, having a bottom and top end; 
 (1d) a horizontal wall integrating the top end of the cup-like recipient and the top end of the skirt; 
 
 (1e) two concentric internal collars emerging vertically from the horizontal wall defining a void; the innermost of said collars having a top edge having a circular closing ring and a cut inclined towards the interior of the void; and the outermost of said collars having an external diameter having a protruding circular ring, and a collar of equidistant teeth above the protruding ring spaced apart in groups by larger teeth; and a groove below the protruding circular ring; 
 (2) an over-lid having a skirt with internal side having a continuous smooth coupling groove; 
 (3) a spinning disc, having a horizontal upper wall and a vertical cylindrical outside skirt, the cylindrical skirt having a flange-shaped bottom edge projecting outwards with a diameter constructed and arranged to lay on horizontal wall; and having smooth locking fillets, constructed and arranged to receive the over-lid; and having a concentric cylindrical lip in the shape of a circular guide with a diameter constructed and arranged to penetrate with interference in the void and to be tensioned over the cut, and the bottom edge applying pressure on the circular closing ring, allowing an hermetic coupling of the spinning disc; and having a collar of flexible equidistant tabs, slightly bent and constructed and arranged to slide on a carriage formed by teeth, constructed and arranged to enable a sliding movement the over-lid in only one direction; a collar of coupling projections with a trapezoidal transversal section dimensioned and oriented to be inserted in the groove enabling a sliding coupling for the spinning disc, in a way that the spinning disc is kept permanently pressured against the skirt, as well as being turned in only one direction, and in the same plane in relation to the skirt to secure sealing; and 
 (4) an integrated internal assembly comprising an actioning mechanism, including a tubular dosing chamber, the chamber having an upper end open, and integrated with a wall of the spinning disc, configuring an opening, the opening circumscribed by a surface enabling an accumulation of the product, and the chamber having a lower end completely sealed by a wall, which is centrally crossed by an integrated projection defined by a first and a second edge, the first edge being an internal cylindrical edge on the upper end and the second edge being an external finned edge, the external finned edge constituting a coupling for the actioning mechanism of a piston, and the internal cylindrical edge constituting a coupling point for stabilizing a modified obturator, obtained from a suitable material substantially flexible in one sole piece defined by a bottom part with a spring, an intermediary part functioning as a piston and a top part function as a tip; said bottom part with the spring formed by an ordinarily tubular section with a corrugated profile defined by ring sectors with different diameters mutually alternating and agreeing by rounding such that said tubular wall have a wave-like profile with inward points and outward points, which mutually combine to allow compression and expansion of said part as an helicoidal spring; wherein said tip is a tronconic edge designed to penetrate the sealing insert, the external diameter having a circular locking fillet which penetrates into an equally circular groove in the internal diameter of the dosing chamber and next to an opening, where said insert is locked, and having a central tronconic hole for the product outlet, in a closed position by an edge of the sealing tip pressed permanently upwards by way of the spring; said piston defined by a retreated and rounded bottleneck, the pistons having a bottom end and an upper end actuating as two sealing lips, the bottom end being slightly inclined and interferingly slided along the internal diameter of the dosing chamber and below an openings, and the upper end in the shape of a tronconic collar, having a height sufficient to circumscribe and osculate an outlet opening of the sealing insert, wherein said outlet opening is normally kept closed in a seal-tight manner by the tip, 
 wherein the sealing occurs such that the product arrives to an inner part of the valve through the openings at the wall of the dosing chamber, where the pressure of the product overcomes the spring pressure displacing the sealing tip downwards releasing the outlet opening and allowing exact dosages of the product to be dispensed above the said spinning disc onto the surface, from where the product is removed by a user; returning to close the opening immediately after the internal pressure is compensated through a dosage release. 
 
     
     
       11. A packaging with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products comprising:
 (1) a body, having:
 (1a) an upper surface recess; 
 (1b) a cup-like recipient, with a slightly oval internal diameter, having a bottom and a top end; internally concentrically to the body; having a anti-vacuum opening, and containing a product; 
 (1c) an external skirt, having a bottom and a top end; 
 (1d) a horizontal wall integrating the top end of the cup-like recipient and the top end of the skirt; 
 (1e) two concentric internal collars emerging vertically from the horizontal wall defining a void; the innermost of said collars having a top edge having a circular closing ring and a cut inclined towards the interior of the void; and the outermost of said collars having an external diameter having a protruding circular ring, and a collar of equidistant teeth above the protruding ring spaced apart in groups by larger teeth; and a groove, below the protruding circular ring; 
 
 (2) an over-lid having a skirt with internal side having a continuous smooth coupling groove; 
 (3) a spinning disc, having a horizontal upper wall and a vertical cylindrical outside skirt, the cylindrical skirt having a flange-shaped bottom edge projecting outwards with a diameter constructed and arranged to lay on the horizontal wall; and having smooth locking fillets, constructed and arranged to receive the over-lid; and having a concentric cylindrical lip in the shape of a circular guide with a diameter constructed and arranged to penetrate with interference in the void and to be tensioned over the cut, and the bottom edge applying pressure on the circular closing ring or a top rib on said closing ring, allowing an hermetic coupling of the spinning disc; and having a collar of flexible equidistant tabs, slightly bent and constructed and arranged to slide on a carriage formed by teeth, constructed and arranged to enable a sliding movement of the over-lid in only one direction; a collar of coupling projections with a trapezoidal transversal section dimensioned and oriented to be inserted in the groove to enable a sliding coupling for the spinning disc, in a way that said spinning disc is kept permanently pressured against the skirt, as well as being turned in only one direction, and in the same plane in relation to the skirt to secure sealing; and 
 (4) an integrated internal assembly comprising an actioning mechanism, including a modified valve, having a tubular dosing chamber having side openings, substantially reduced in height and having an upper end open and integrated with a wall of the spinning disk, configuring an opening which is circumscribed by a surface enabling an accumulation of the product, and the chamber having a lower end completely sealed by a wall, which is centrally crossed by an integrated projection defined by first and a second edge, the first edge being an internal cylindrical edge on the upper end and the second edge being an external finned edge, the external finned edge constituting a coupling for the actioning mechanism of a piston, and the internal cylindrical edge constituting a coupling point for stabilizing a modified obturator and respective assembly ring with an external diameter having a circular fillet for locking in a groove of the spinning disk, which is concentrically assembled; and with a smaller upper internal diameter upper one and a larger lower diameter, mutually agreeing by way of a rounded corner with a flexible obturator of a upturned cup shape, having an upper sealing wall and a circular skirt, whose external parts define a geometry to lay against an internal profile of the ring and, the skirt having a height coinciding with an internal height of the chamber, obstructing said side openings and; the wall having a cone-shape central tronconic outlet hole, appropriate for close-fitting and seal-tight penetration of a fixed tip.